drag one's feet

drag one's feet
verb
postpone doing what one should be doing (Freq. 2)
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He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

• Derivationally related forms: ↑dillydallier (for: ↑dillydally), ↑shillyshally (for: ↑shillyshally), ↑stall (for: ↑stall), ↑procrastination (for: ↑procrastinate), ↑procrastinator (for: ↑procrastinate)
• Hypernyms: ↑delay
• Hyponyms: ↑procrastinate
• Verb Frames:
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phrasal or drag one's heels
: to fail to act with the necessary promptness or vigor : be deliberately slow, dilatory, or ineffective in action : do less than required or expected

at times local organizations may knife the presidential candidate or at least drag their feet in the campaign — V.O.Key

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drag one's feet see under ↑drag
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Main Entry: ↑foot

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walk slowly and wearily or with difficulty
■ (also drag one's heels) figurative (of a person or organization) be deliberately slow or reluctant to act

the government has dragged its heels over permanent legislation


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  • drag one's feet — or[drag one s heels] {v. phr.} To act slowly or reluctantly. * /The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed./ * /The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay, but… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drag one's feet — or[drag one s heels] {v. phr.} To act slowly or reluctantly. * /The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed./ * /The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay, but… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drag one's feet — 1》 walk wearily or with difficulty. 2》 (also drag one s heels) be deliberately slow to act. → drag …   English new terms dictionary

  • drag one's feet — also drag one s heels phrasal to act in a deliberately slow or dilatory manner …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • drag one's feet —    If you say that a person is dragging their feet, you think they are unnecessarily delaying a decision which is important to you.    If you drag your feet, you delay a decision or participate without any real enthusiasm.     The government is… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • drag one's feet — verb To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly. I have been dragging my feet about filing my taxes …   Wiktionary

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